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Aug. 31, 2026

Less than 1: PM Edition, August 31



This evening on Less than 1: a California bill would curb online privacy lawsuits under a decades-old law, two social media addiction plaintiffs will face the platforms together at trial, and a former Orange County judge gets probation in a workers' comp fraud case. Also: Trump calls for a Hollywood tax incentive, and Kalshi bans ex-Congressman George Santos for life over suspected insider trading.

Stories mentioned in this episode:

California bill would curb online privacy lawsuits under decades-old law
https://dailyjournal.com/articles/394054-california-bill-would-curb-online-privacy-lawsuits-under-decades-old-law

2 social media addiction plaintiffs will face platforms together
https://dailyjournal.com/articles/394050-2-social-media-addiction-plaintiffs-will-face-platforms-together

Former Orange County judge gets probation in workers' comp fraud case
https://dailyjournal.com/articles/394036-former-orange-county-judge-gets-probation-in-workers-comp-fraud-case

(Politico) Trump calls for Hollywood tax incentive
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/31/trump-calls-for-hollywood-tax-incentive-01058324

(AP) Kalshi bans ex-Congressman George Santos for life after concluding he likely was insider trading
https://apnews.com/article/kalshi-george-santos-lifetime-ban-c8ac3e25aec55cd5509485a84f79f9e0

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